What you can do

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Apply for Small Grants

Partners (those who support an Active Champion) are eligible to apply for small grants. There are two strands; Active grants and Building grants.

Active- apply for new physical activity provision for a period of between 3 and 6 months engaging young people 5+. Building- apply for staff training to support the delivery of sports and physical activity. Training may include full-time staff, sessional members, volunteers and Active Champions.

Linking the skills, opportunities and pathways youth and sports organisations can offer is key to ensuring the overall aim of Active East is achieved. Therefore we encourage joint partner applications in both strands of the programme.

Get Involved!

Active East always encourage applicants and enquiries. There are 3 main ways to get involved.

1. Active East is comprised of existing youth and sport organisations within the North East of Glasgow. If you are operating in this area delivering activities to young people please get in touch. We operate a partner network meeting which meets every 2 months to share progress, discuss small grant ideas and generally update on all things Active East.

2. If you are are aged between 14 – 25, interested in sport and physical activity and passionate about young people having opportunities to participate in positive activity then get in touch to find out more about becoming an Active Champion.

3. Every year Active East works with partners and Active Champions to provide Get Active multi-sport events across the North East, these are FREE with an aim of coming along trying out activities which are available locally. These are open to children, young people and the whole community.

More information on each strand can be found at www.active-east.co.uk. Get in touch and get involved today!

Become an Active Champion

An Active Champion is a young volunteer aged 14-25 who is living or willing to volunteer in the East of Glasgow with an interest in sports and physical activity.

We have 60 Active Champions volunteering across 35 partner organisations. Each volunteer follows an individualised training programme based on their interests.

The programme offers enthusiastic young people the opportunity to volunteer within their local sports and physical activity sessions gaining valuable skills, experiences and accredited awards.

Check out what Active Champion of the Year Robert Lindsay had to say – “Being an Active Champion is all about being a part of something that is willing to help others make a change/difference.

We try and put a message across to the young people of our communities that being fit, healthy and active is a good thing.

It’s about gaining new skills, gaining valuable experience and life skills that are valuable for the future, but it’s also about meeting new people, working together as a great team and most importantly having fun!"

There are three routes available: Active, Inspiring and Building.

Active - Aimed at young people interested in assisting with sport and physical activity. Able to undertake a voluntary placement.

Inspiring - For young people who want to take a leadership role in sport and physical activity. Willing to volunteer with various partner organisations.

Building - Aimed at young people with some experience in sport and physical activity who are ready to take on a voluntary leadership role within their community. An option for interested participants to complete a college course.

Within each option young people can pick and choose which areas they are interested in whether that’s coaching and youth work, refereeing and officiating, promoting and running a club, health and first aid, organising activities, consulting with young people or sports journalism. To apply get in touch with our Youth Worker Rohanna@active-east.co.uk or fill out an application here.